Don't forget to *enjoy the sauce*.

one of the greatest games of all time, Star Control 2, has been released to the public as The Ur-Quan Masters.

I used to play this game in my first year of University, shortly after it came out, in my friend's room across the hall. on many an afternoon, the techno-driven music could be heard blasting out of his rez room, accompanied by explosions and curses as I found myself blown to bits again (usually by another person, but occasionally by the computer if I played by myself).

this game had it all; an epic storyline, action, adventure, intrigue, humour, and (at the time), wicked graphics. it looks dated now, but the game play is still top-notch, and the sound is no worse than a lot of games nowadays.

and speaking of sound, The Precursors Team have slowly been releasing modern remixes of the original music and combat ditties. The Precursors Team consists of members of the original music composers, and the group "Medieval Future." the music is very atmospheric, and is easy to listen to on its own, or as part of the game. I've downloaded the first three expansion packs, and am eagerly awaiting the fouth.

finally, a wiki titled The Ultronomicon has been set up that will eventually contain all the information on the Star Control Universe that one would want or need to know. I'm anxious to see how this works out. I'd like to contribute, but so far, I've only managed to ally with the Orz, and get to the Spathi homeworld, so I'm lacking a little bit of knowledge on the subject.